The Renate Post
Market31 Jul 2028
Renate break the bank for Antonino De Marco
$1.9M. No player has ever cost Renate more, and expectation arrives with him.
Squad31 Jul 2028
The knee: Jonathan Spedalieri out for 20 days
20 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Renate lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Squad31 Jul 2028
52 days out for Riccardo Ori after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Renate will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Transfer targets31 Jul 2028
Giovanni Bruzzaniti is a medical away from Renate
The deal with Catania is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
The terraces31 Jul 2028
The town asked, and Renate paid $1.9M
Antonino De Marco was the name on every phone-in, and the club has gone and signed him for $1.9M. For one week the board can do no wrong, which is a week most boards never get.
Transfer targets31 Jul 2028
Modena tell Renate: Taha Zidouh is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Squad31 Jul 2028
Paolo Gardoni in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Renate this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad31 Jul 2028
Sandro De Simone out for 27 days
The medical room confirms 27 days on the sidelines for Sandro De Simone, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
The dugout31 Jul 2028
The manager makes an example of Lucas Ramos López
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- The dugout Lorenzo De Leo asks for a word with the manager
- Market The Jonathan Spedalieri story refuses to die
- The dugout When it matters, Riccardo Ori plays